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Trail Running Emergencies
Today I played patient in a real-life-this-is-not-a-drill accident running the slopes of the Helderberg. There are so many people I need to thank and so much to be grateful for; an unreal day in short. And during this whole episode, I made a lot of mental notes about “compulsory kit”… The Background I’ve been trail [...]
Marathon Speeds
So we hit the track last night (p.s. every Wednesday evening at 5, 5:15pm for an hour if you’re keen to join, then do) and we tackled some 100s. 30 of them to be exact. Now we rested in between each one so we could give them a good crack. While resting, we started doing [...]
The Lakes Outdoor Festival 2012
Fortunately, I spotted the tweet from @GoMulti announcing this race hosted by trisport.co.za. The appeal of doing 4 races over 2 days was just to good to skip, and so, off we went on a spur-of-the-moment family roadtrip. Accommodation was promptly organised by @momallott and we loaded up the kids, canoe and MTB and headed [...]
New Balance Surfer’s Challenge 2011
This last weekend saw the running of the annual Surfer’s Challenge hosted by New Balance, South Africa. The event is essentially a “runner vs paddler” with both disciplines taking off from Long Beach, Kommetjie and covering the miles of beach towards Noordhoek before tailing it back. The conditions on the day however it what really [...]
You’ll Be An Impi Elite Warrior, My Son
From jeep track, to single track to no track: this was Impi, a trail run second to none. The start was marginally delayed while the logistics team were putting the final touches to the course. You know, your average trail items like clearing the puffadders, securing the 8m high tightrope and making sure the 10ft [...]
Going Commando On a Trail Run
It’s that time of year again when we go commando on the trails and hit the Impi Challenge with all we got. Last year we tackled this race for the first time, this year, we are going ELITE. We’ve done some trail runs; we’ve done some functional training; we’ve even done a little speedwork and [...]
2011 Spring Racing
Yes, before you even blinked and realised it, Spring is here. And if you slacked a little during the cooler months, I bet round about now, you’re wishing you just kept on running, biking, swimming, paddling, gyming just that little bit more than you actually did No fear, the Spring calendar is JAM-PACKED to get [...]
Gravity Adventure Festival 2011
If you didn’t plan to race this one, you might be kicking yourself. It’s totally doable. There are activities and distances for everyone (and I do mean everyone), and there’s even a mixed fun team event. So wether you’re hard core athlete looking for a bit of racing time, or just you, Kleinmond is where [...]
IF
a poem by Brent, aka FastTwitch (adapted from the original by Rudyard Kipling) If you can keep your head when all those around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you for forwarding them the entries, If you can trust your legs when all men are doubting theirs, but make allowance for their doubting, [...]
Inov-8 f-lite 195 Review
After some searching for a neutral, minimal trail running shoe, Donovan recommended I try the f-lite 195 by Inov-8. Well, how happy am I? The first thing about the shoe is the abbreviation: what is f-lite? Does f stand for “frikin’” lite? “fast” lite? or just a fancy way of say “flight” (f-lite) because that’s [...]
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